Alexander Naumovich Kolker (; 28 July 1933 – 1 August 2023) was a Soviet and Russian composer and Honored Artist of the RSFSR, awarded in 1981.
Biography Alexander Naumovich Kolker was born in Leningrad. He was evacuated from the city in 1942 and returned in 1944.
Since 1958 Alexander Kolker has worked as a professional composer.
He published a book of memoirs "The elevator does not lift you down" (in Russian: "Лифт вниз не поднимает") in 1998.
Alexander Kolker was married to singer Maria Pakhomenko until her death in 2013. Kolker died in Saint Petersburg on 1 August 2023, a few days after his 90th birthday.
Filmography 1966 – We Fly to the Ocean 1966 – White Night 1967 – Private Life of Kuzyayev Valentin 1968 – Songs Address - Youth 1969 – Tomorrow, on April 3rd... 1969 – Singing Guitars 1970 – And People Need a Song So... 1970 – Magic Power 1971 – Shadowboxing 1971 – Singing by Maria Pakhomenko 1972 – The Last Days of Pompeii 1974 – Krechinsky's Wedding 1975 – Love Will Remain 1976 – Truffaldino from Bergamo 1978 – Leaving Go Away 1979 – Travel to Another City 1979 – Three Men in a Boat 1980 – Two-voice Melody 1981 – Three Short Stories about Love 1981 – Two Voices 1982 – No One Can Replace You 1989 – Death of Tarelkin
Awards and honours Kolker is Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1981) and winner of the Lenin Komsomol Prize (1968).
He was awarded the Musical Heart of the Theater Award (2009 - the nomination "Best Music", the play "The Viper" by the Novosibirsk Musical Theater; 2023 - the Grand Prix).
Kolker became an Honorary Citizen of the Republic of Karelia in 2009.
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